APhA Policy Manual

Data Use and Access Rights in Pharmacy Practice

PATIENT/PHARMACIST RELATIONSHIPS RECORD SYSTEMS

APhA supports organization and patient care provider rights to use patient data for improvement of patient and public health outcomes and enhancement of patient care delivery processes in accordance with ethical practices and industry standards regarding data privacy and transparency.
APhA urges ongoing transparent, accessible, and comprehensible disclosure to patients by all HIPAA-covered and noncovered entities as to how personally identifiable information may be utilized.
APhA calls for all entities with access to patient health data, including those with digital applications, to be required to adhere to established standards for patient data use.
APhA supports the right of patients to have full and timely access to their personal health data from all entities.